Men’s Golf | July 09, 2023
LOS ANGELES – The USC men’s golf program has hired Mark Hankins to serve as the next head coach of the Trojans, Interim Executive Administrator of Athletics Dr. Denise Kwok announced on Sunday, July 9.
“We are excited to welcome Mark Hankins to the Trojan Family,” said Dr. Kwok. “He is a proven winner on the course and a respected leader in the game and throughout the golf community. Mark brings a wealth of experience in both developing individual student-athletes for success on the course and as the architect of successful programs. He is familiar with the landscape of the Big Ten and is driven to lead our Trojans to both conference and national championships.”
Said Hankins: “I want to thank Dr. Kwok, Paul Perrier, and the USC leadership for the opportunity to lead Trojan Men’s Golf into the future. It’s an exciting time in Trojan Athletics and I look forward to building a program that produces the highest quality students, golfers, and young men that the entire USC community can be proud of.”
Hankins comes to Troy from the University of Missouri where he served as a co-head coach of the Tigers’ men’s program for the last two years (2021-23). In his first season on staff, he helped lead Missouri to four tournament team titles and two individual titles, a program-best finish at the SEC Championship, and a milestone appearance at the NCAA Championship Regionals.
Under his guidance, Missouri finished stroke-play in fifth place at the SEC Championship, a program best, and advanced both years to match-play. The Tigers went on to earn their first back-to-back NCAA Championship Regional qualification in program history, marking Mizzou’s 15th appearance in the NCAA Championship.
Hankins’ decorated career spans 20 seasons as a head coach, with stops at Nebraska (2018-21), Iowa (2007-14), Michigan State (1999-07), and Texas-Arlington (1997-99). He has led his squads to 13 NCAA Championship Regional appearances with four trips to the NCAA Championship Final. His teams have more than 30 NCAA DI tournament team titles over his career, and he has developed five PING All-Americans and coached 21 All-Big Ten Conference honorees. He is a two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year choice, earning the recognition in both 2005 and 2007 while with Michigan…
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